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Judging by my Twitter feed, it sure seems like a whole lotta people are interested in what New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis does on a daily basis, desperately seeking signs on whether to be patient with him or simply cut him loose. When Davis ho...

Blog | April 26, 2013

Eric Karabell has the fantasy-relevant news and notes from Thursday and takes a closer look at a few New York Mets sluggers, Ike Davis and Lucas Duda.

Blog | Conversation | April 26, 2013

• New York Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte tossed six shutout innings at Minnesota on Monday, the second consecutive start in which he didn't allow a run. Pettitte allowed seven hits and a walk, and lowered his ERA over 11 starts to 2.71. He&#...

Blog | September 25, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Monday's games, including a big day by Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia and an interesting bullpen maneuver by Nationals manager Davey Johnson.

Blog | Conversation | September 25, 2012

Ah, September. It's a wondrous time when way too many fantasy baseball owners turn their attention to fantasy football because they couldn't overcome the performance of underachievers such as Justin Upton, Tim Lincecum and Eric Hosmer, or g...

Blog | August 30, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses pitchers and hitters with the best and worst September numbers in recent years, and what to expect from them this September.

Blog | Conversation | August 30, 2012

• New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis stroked a pair of solo home runs Sunday, including the ninth-inning game-winner, and now has 24 on the season, a pace for 30. Davis has notably struggled this year, but his current .223 batting average is...

Blog | August 27, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-noteworthy performances from Sunday's games, including Ike Davis' two-homer performance against the Astros and Edinson Volquez's pitching gem at Arizona.

Blog | Conversation | August 27, 2012

• Fantasy's top two pitchers this season, according to the ESPN Player Rater, combined to allow just one hit over 18 innings Wednesday night, striking out 26 hitters! We congratulate not only Matt Cain for his perfect game, but also New Yo...

Blog | June 14, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the most interesting fantasy tidbits from Wednesday's action, including Matt Cain's perfect game, R.A. Dickey's near no-hitter and Troy Tulowitzki's injury setback.

Blog | Conversation | June 14, 2012

It's difficult to make the case to own New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis in any fantasy league these days, since the first number you see with him is that annoying .168 batting average. He's earned it, too. I watched him hit a few times...

Blog | May 07, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the early issues surrounding Mets first baseman Ike Davis and whether he can bounce back.

Blog | Conversation | May 07, 2012

On Tuesday's Baseball Today podcast I'm joined by Keith Law, and starting pitching is clearly on our minds from Monday night. 1. Tim Lincecum is not off to a very good start, but is there truly cause for concern? And what does Lincecum's future ha...

&#8226 Los Angeles Angels first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales homered Monday, his first in the majors in 689 days. Morales famously injured his ankle celebrating at home plate after a walk-off grand slam in 2010. He's not all the...

Blog | April 17, 2012

Eric Karabell recaps Monday's action, including a trio of first basemen returning from injuries this season going deep.

Blog | Conversation | April 17, 2012

A month ago, before fantasy baseball drafts really got going, it was easy to make the case that first base was a weaker position in fantasy than it had been in years. Third base certainly seemed deeper, with a strong top 10 and intriguing younger opt...

Blog | April 06, 2012